The box slowly landed on the grass next to the old Camp Nou’s castle. A stadium where cranes are already starting to show up. “Camp Nou is full of past, memories, emotions, glorious moments, unforgettable afternoons and football nights. But the new stadium will come, the future will be glorious. We will come back stronger than ever,” said the president. Joan Laporta Before dropping the flags of Barça and Catalonia into that box buried under the grass of the old stadium, Espai Barça’s starting point is “a transformation engine of the city too,” according to the leader.
Then with a stroke of the shovel (he was the first Laporta and even proudly lifted the shovel) and Xavi, Busquets, Melanie Serrano andfemale Barça player, assensi, Former President of the Players Association and Janna, Infantil A player and Wow, Infantile B football player The last shovel also fell to the head of the Turkish construction company Limak. it happened Nihat Ozdemir, Founder and honorary president of the company that dealt the final blow to the vase filled with Barça memories.
in the south castle
Everything happened next to the southern castle. Where Ansu Fati scored two goals against Mallorca in the match that closes the 66 years and eight months that Barça lived in Camp Nou, a stadium that will be completely renovated. “We want to return at the end of 2024, which coincides with the 125th anniversary of the club.‘, Laporta stressed.
“This has become our home, our castle, our temple.. And we want the new one to continue to be our home, our castle, our temple,” Laporta said in his speech before placing the two flags in the vase.
A speech in which he combined nostalgia for the “unforgettable” years spent at the Camp Nou with the enthusiasm evoked by the complete remodeling in an investment that required the help of up to 20 investors to finance the €1,450 million required for the first raise to the new stadium and then Palau Blaugrana.
Earlier, Asensi had published today’s newspapers. Then Xavi dropped the shirt. Later Busquets placed the bracelet in that vase. Gavi said he will still go deep into the turf in perfect condition after scoring the third goal against Mallorca, the last at the former Camp Nou. Melanie Serrano put a ball in the vase. Jana and Guiu put on two boots in front of Laporta, got excited, left the signal and the Barça flag.
On the outskirts of the stadium, the movement of bulky trucks and workers announced the new landscape of Camp Nou. Going back and forth between Catalan and English, Laporta reminded that work is being done “in the future” to “make a temple more modern, more comfortable, more commercial and above all the best stadium in the world”. the best club in the world”.